Early on in the debate, Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate,
attacked Pence on the economic plan of his running mate,
Donald Trump.

"On the economy, there's a fundamental choice for the American
electorate — do you want a 'you're hired' president in Hillary
Clinton, or do you want a 'you're fired' president in Donald
Trump?" Kaine said. "I think that's not such a hard choice.

Pence shook his head, but held his tongue.

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After Kaine finished his answer, Pence got a question about
Trump's 1995 tax returns, which The New York Times reported on
over the weekend.

Pence deflected the question temporarily to go after Kaine for
his apparently canned response.

"First, let me say, I appreciated the 'you're hired,' 'you're
fired' thing, senator, you use that a whole lot and I think your
running mate used a lot of pre-done lines," Pence
said. "What you all just heard out there is more taxes, $2
trillion in more spending, more deficits, more debt, more
government."